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Addicted to Love and Makeup: A Halloween Look

October 28, 2009 by Beauty Tips · Leave a Comment 

Procrastinators, unite! No need to worry. There’s still plenty of time to come up with a costume for Halloween. Here’s one idea… Remember the pseudo backup band from the video for Robert Palmer’s Addicted to Love ? I felt like trying the black smokey eye/shiny red lip combo the ladies in the video made famous and used a mix of makeup, including the NARS Modern Love Palette , Urban Decay Book of Shadows Volume II , NARS Mounia Blush and the red lippie and gloss from Estee Lauder’s

A new book has collated some of the best - and worst - advice from the 1800s to the Swinging Sixties

October 28, 2009 by Beauty Tips · Leave a Comment 

Rules of courtship: A lot has changed in the last century Never canoodle a stranger in a canoe: Advice from the agony aunts of yesteryear that shows how much love's changed By Tanith Carey 28th October 2009 Advice has been around for decades - but as society has evolved, so has the advice. From being told to 'put up and shut up' when your husband has been cheating to upholding the strict moral st

The inspirational story of Lauren Luke

October 28, 2009 by Beauty Tips · Leave a Comment 

Cheers to my friend K., who gifted me with a signed copy of Lauren Luke’s makeup book when I was in England last week. I’ve read through it, and it’s great for celebrity-obsessed fans of Lauren’s helpful, cute Panacea81 YouTube videos. Some beauty addicts might want to give it a miss, as the makeup tips do become a bit repetitive. Visually, however, the book is gorgeous–lots of photos of celebrities like Blake Lively , Vanessa Hudgens, Beyonce , and Leona Lewis (the celebrity that,

Celebrate Halloween with the Glitter Polishes in Lippmann Collection’s Celebrate Set

October 28, 2009 by Beauty Tips · Leave a Comment 

After my out-of-body glitter experience with Lippmann’s Happy Birthday polish last week, I thought I’d go cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs when I spotted the sparkly bottles in their 10th Anniversary Celebrate Set ($35, limited edition). If you really think about glitter — and I mean REALLY think about glitter (LOL!) — there are different kinds, right? From the Celebrate Set, I’d expected shiny happy glitter, but it surprised me with darker, less shimmery shades. The color 411… Ruby Slippers:

Jessica Simpson’s Henna Tattoo and Bindi Dot

October 28, 2009 by Beauty Tips · Leave a Comment 

Jessica Simpson has gone Indian…or something like that. For her new television documentary regarding beauty, Simpson is getting cultural. During her trip to Mumbai this past weekend, Simps is attempting to get as close to the culture in which she visits. Read more about Jessica Simpson’s henna tattoo and bindi dot experience here.During her fabulous trip to Mumbai, Jessica Simpson showed off a henna tattoo and a bindi dot on her forehead. For her documentary/reality show The Price of Beauty,

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